"A Warning from the Edison Electric Light Company," 1887
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The late-nineteenth-century "War of Currents" pitted the backers of direct current (DC) against those who believed alternating current (AC) was the best way to transmit electricity. In this partisan publication the Edison Electric Light Company touted the advantages of their DC system, fueled the public's fear by reprinting reports of horrific deaths caused by high-voltage AC, and attacked the backers of AC who, company officials believed, misled investors.
The late-nineteenth-century "War of Currents" pitted the backers of direct current (DC) against those who believed alternating current (AC) was the best way to transmit electricity. In this partisan publication the Edison Electric Light Company touted the advantages of their DC system, fueled the public's fear by reprinting reports of horrific deaths caused by high-voltage AC, and attacked the backers of AC who, company officials believed, misled investors.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1887
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
31.391.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William H. Francis.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 9.25 in
Width: 6 in
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